"Father Ted" was fond of the word "feck". On 10/18/12, Jim Ellwanger <[email protected]> wrote: > On Oct 18, 2012, at 10:56 AM, Kevin M. wrote: > >> Reminds me of the early days of Late Night with Conan when they >> "invented" a new word, crunk, to get past the network censors. Since >> then, crunk has become a reference to recreational drugs and is >> therefore banned for use during daytime programing and any family >> shows. > > > Conan's new word was spelled "krunk." > > "Crunk," which is primarily a style of hip-hop music (any drug-related > context is incidental) is apparently unrelated -- the term originated in > southern African-American slang prior to "Late Night." > > -- > Jim Ellwanger <[email protected]> > <http://www.ellwanger.tv> > > > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en >
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